Door-check cushion-stop.



I H. G. VOIGHT. DOOR CHECK CUSHION STOP.

APPLIUATIOH FILED JULY 19, 1911.

Patented Apr. 23, 1912.

To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY Gr. VOIGHT, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO RUSSELL &ERWIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATIONOF CONNECTICUT.

DOORPCI-IECK CUSHION -STOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 19, 1911.

Patented Apr. 23, 1912.

Serial No. 639,263.

the associated parts as Well as reducing the G. Vorcrrr, strain upon thefastenings by which the a citizen of the United States, residing atbracket 4: is secured to the casing 3 New Britain, Hartford county,State of In Fig. 1 I have shown the normal posi- Connecticut, haveinvented certain new and tion of the door check and closer in soliduseful Improvements in Door-Check Cushlines, whereas, in dotted lines Ihave shown ion-Stops, of which the following is a full, the same in theabnormal position in which clear, and exact description. the door isopen.

' 10 represents a collar mounted on the My invention relates to animproved adjustable buffer device for door checks and plunger 5, whichconstitutes an abutment against which one end of the spring 8 closersand relates particularly to that type presses, the opposite end of thespring of a. check carried by a bracket, the latter being connected inturn to the door casing pressing against the rear abutment 7. The

and the check operating as a stop limiting collar 10 may be pinned uponthe plunger the outward movement of the door. 5 or otherwise suitablyfastened for securing, preferably, adjustable attachment. The bufferhead 6 is preferably rounded or In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1is a plan view of my invention as set up suitably shaped to avoidfriction upon the arm 2 when the door is fully open.

ready for use. Fig. 2 is a detail view.

1 represents part of a door check and What I claim is: 1. In a combineddoor closer and stop,

closer.

2 represents a controlled lever arm. 2 represents an adjustable linkconnecting the the combination of a bracket secured to a free end ofsaid lever arm 2 with a door 3. door casing; a door closer casingsecured to 4- represents a bracket arranged to be sesaid bracket andprovided with a rotatable cured to a part of a door casing 3 The shaft;an arm mounted on said shaft and part 1 is connected to the bracket 1 inany pivotally connected to a door; and a buffer suitable manner. Thebracket 1 carries a mounted on said bracket in the plane of latspringcontrolled plunger 5 having a. bufier eral movement of the closer armduring outhead 6. ward or opening movement of the door and 7-7 areguides for the plunger 5. adapted to be engaged by said arm to pre- 8 isa spring arranged to press the plunvent further outward movement of thedoor. ger 5 and buffer head 6 outwardly. The 2. In a combined doorcloser and stop, head 6 is preferably screw threaded on the thecombination of a bracket secured to a plunger 5 for adjustment. doorcasing; a door closer casing secured to 9 is a check nut constitutingone simple said bracket and provided with a rotatable means for holdingthe buffer head 6 locked shaft; an arm mounted on said shaft andpivotally connected to a door; and a yielding plunger slidably mountedin said in any particular adjusted position.

The buffer head 6 is arranged in a plane bracket and provided with abuffer head extending into the plane of lateral movewhere it will beengaged by the lever arm 2 ment of the closer arm during outward or whenthe door has been opened to the desired extent where it is desired tocheck the opening movement of the door, and adapted to be engaged bysaid arm to prevent further opening movement thereof. When the arm hitsagainst the buffer head 6, the

further outward movement of said door.

HENRY G. VOIGHT.

Be it known that I, HENRY latter is repressed against the tension of thespring 8 so as to bring the lever arm 2 to a stop, the stopping of saidlever arm being cushioned, thereby greatly reducing the danger ofbreakage of the arm 2 and Witnesses:

EDWARD B. ALLING, GWENDOLINE A. JACKSON.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Washington, D. 0.

Commissioner of Patents,

